Milania Melrose is admitted to L&D at 40 weeks gestation in active labor. The infant is the cephalic position and no rotation is needed. Her labor continues to progress, and 6 hours later, the patient is very fatigued and the physician applies low forceps over a midline episiotomy, which was repaired, to assist in the successful delivery of a live male infant with Apgars of 7 and 8, weighing 7 and 8 lbs and 13 oz, who was 20 in. in length. Question: What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code(s)? Hint 1: There are two procedures for this case – one coded from obstetrics and the other from medical and surgical. Hint 2: The root operations are division and extraction. (Enter your first answer followed by a comma, space and then your second answer).
[Answered]: Milania Melrose is admitted to L&D at 40 weeks…
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